| Honorific Prefix: | Retired PGEN | ||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar | |||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Guillermo Lorenzo Tolentino Eleazar | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1965 11, mf=yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||
| Party: | Reporma[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Office: | 24th Chief of the Philippine National Police | ||||||||||||||||
| President: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | May 8, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End: | November 13, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | PGen. Debold M. Sinas | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor: | PGen. Dionardo B. Carlos | ||||||||||||||||
| Office2: | Deputy Chief for Administration of the Philippine National Police | ||||||||||||||||
| President2: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start2: | September 2, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End2: | May 8, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor2: | PLTGEN. Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor2: | PLTGEN. Joselito M. Vera Cruz | ||||||||||||||||
| Office3: | Deputy Chief for Operations of the Philippine National Police | ||||||||||||||||
| President3: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start3: | January 20, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End3: | September 2, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor3: | PLTGEN. Camilo Cascolan | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor3: | PLTGEN. Cesar Hawthrone R. Binag | ||||||||||||||||
| Office4: | Commander of the Joint Task Force COVID-19 Shield | ||||||||||||||||
| President4: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start4: | March 16, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End4: | November 22, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor4: | Position created | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor4: | PLTGEN. Cesar Hawthorne R. Binag | ||||||||||||||||
| Office5: | Chief of Directoral Staff of the Philippine National Police | ||||||||||||||||
| President5: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start5: | October 16, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End5: | January 20, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor5: | PLTGEN. Camilo Cascolan | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor5: | PLTGEN. Cesar Hawthrone R. Binag | ||||||||||||||||
| Office6: | Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office | ||||||||||||||||
| President6: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start6: | June 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End6: | October 16, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor6: | PDir. Camilo Cascolan | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor6: | PMGen. Debold Sinas | ||||||||||||||||
| Office7: | Regional Director of the PNP Police Regional Office 4A | ||||||||||||||||
| President7: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start7: | April 18, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End7: | June 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor7: | PCSupt. Ma'o R. Aplasca | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor7: | PBGen. Edward E. Carranza | ||||||||||||||||
| Office8: | District Director of the Quezon City Police District | ||||||||||||||||
| President8: | Rodrigo Duterte | ||||||||||||||||
| Term Start8: | July 1, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Term End8: | April 18, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor8: | PCSupt. Edgardo G. Tinio | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor8: | PCSupt. Joselito T. Esquivel | ||||||||||||||||
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Guillermo Lorenzo Tolentino Eleazar (in Tagalog pronounced as /ʔɛljaˈzaɾ/, born November 13, 1965) is a Filipino retired police officer who served as Chief of the Philippine National Police from May to November 2021.
On January 31, 2000, Chief Inspector Eleazar received the award for Junior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year from the Philippine National Police when he was at the Police Regional Office 4 (PRO-4).[2]
On May 5, 2021, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año announced his designation as the next Chief of the Philippine National Police.[3] He served as Deputy Chief for Administration of the PNP before his appointment as PNP Chief.[4]
He was succeeded by a fellow Quezonian Dionardo Carlos as PNP Chief on November 13, 2021.[5]
Eleazar ran for senator in the 2022 Philippine Senate elections as a Reporma candidate under the Lacson-Sotto senatorial ticket. He substituted the candidacy of radio commentator and PWD advocate Paolo Capino which was withdrawn on November 12, 2021.[6] His platform focused on improving the peace and order and security situation of the Philippines.[7]
Guillermo Eleazar was born on November 13, 1965, in Tagkawayan, Quezon.[8] He is called "Guillor" or "Gemo" by his peers. Eleazar is married to Lally Hernandez, and they have four children together.[9]